Vulnerability in Lynx_project Lynx
CVE-2021-38165
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
EPSS: 0.045 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Lynx_project Lynx
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38165?
- CVE-2021-38165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lynx_project Lynx, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38165?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38165 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.